The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 300: Aftermath and Inspiration (Two chapters in one)

At this time, Neolo, who was standing on the city wall, heard rhythmic footsteps coming from behind him. He turned around and saw a city guard force of hundreds of people approaching quickly from behind.

Obviously, they also heard the noise outside the city, and they probably thought that the city wall was attacked by some monster.

A griffin knight in the sky, after seeing Ryan clearly in the heavy rain, quickly circled down from the sky.

This griffin knight was Fisher.

Fisher got off the griffin and quickly stepped forward to apologize to Ryan:
"Sir Ryan, do you remember me? When you were in Meister, you fought a great battle with the ancient hero Monger of the cult. I was with Lord Viscount Felke at that time."

"I'm so sorry for mistaking you for..."

Ryan thought about it and a look of sudden realization appeared on his face!

He remembered this Fisher, the young griffin knight who brought the news.

"Hello, Fisher, I remember you. The view was not good just now, and it was your duty, so don't take it to heart."

"Thank you, Lord Ryan." Fisher bowed and said with a little excitement.

Seeing this scene, Neolo and Angus looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

This Griffin Knight is quite interesting.

No matter how I look at my captain, it's like I'm looking at my idol.

"By the way, Lord Ryan, would you like to ride my griffin back to the city first?"

Ryan, who was thinking about his family, thought about it, nodded, and said, "Okay! Thank you. But wait a moment, I will say hello to my companions."

"Well, of course."

When Neolo and Angus saw Ryan, Ryan naturally also discovered the two people on the city wall.

Soon, the three met under the city wall.

"Why are you here? Thank you for your hard work." Ryan walked forward and thanked with a smile.

"Captain, you are being too polite! Your business is our business." Angus has always been a military man and speaks straightforwardly.

"Tsk tsk, this is the second-level liquefied wizard, and it is said that he is a rare lava wizard?" Angus walked around the Asimov in Ryan's hand, marveling at it.

Although he did not see the battle between his captain Ryan and the opponent, looking at the bumpy and messy ground and the huge human-shaped rock kneeling on the ground, he knew how fierce the battle between the two was.

"Well, a very tricky guy, but we finally killed him." Ryan said, looking at the Asimov in his hand.

At this time, an eagle's cry was heard in the sky, and then a blue and white bird of prey circled down from the sky, but on its claws, there was a crystal stone shining with red light, which was quite eye-catching.

When Ryan took the red heart-shaped crystal from Blood Feather's claws, Neoro's eyes widened and he couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Captain, this... is this the lava heart?"

"Lava Heart? I don't know what this is, but it can enhance the power of the opponent's summoned creatures. It should be quite precious." Ryan looked at the hot red crystal in his hand and shook his head.

"That's it. This is a treasure that is occasionally born in the bodies of legendary flame or lava elemental creatures - the Lava Heart." Neoro said excitedly.

"Captain, can you let me take a look?"

"Of course." Ryan handed it to Neoro.

Neoro observed it carefully and said, "Captain, this is the Lava Heart. You just said that the other party used this to strengthen it."

Suddenly thinking of something, Neoro looked at the solidified stone statue kneeling on the ground with horror.

Ok?
Angus, who was standing by, saw Neoro's shocked expression and felt a little confused.

"Doesn't that mean that the opponent's lava monster has reached a power close to that of a legend!" Neolo muttered to himself.

legend?

Angus' eyes widened, and he was equally shocked.

Has the strength of our captain reached this level?

"By the way, how is the mansion?" Ryan asked.

"Captain, Vieri and Evelyn are both guarding the mansion, so there shouldn't be any problem with safety." Neoro said.

"Well, I'll go ahead on the griffin. Please tell the city guards about the situation here." Ryan nodded.

When Ryan returned to the mansion again, the mansion was already full of people.

The outermost circle was a circle of elite Night Watchmen who were on guard duty, and a little further in were the sword-wielding branch guards who had rushed over after hearing the news.

In the innermost were the sheriff of the Munster administrative district, a captain among the sword-bearing guards, and a priest from the Goddess Church, whom Ryan did not recognize.

Obviously, the recent assassination of Archbishop Gomes has caused the top leaders of the Münster province and the church to attach great importance to the recent attack.

When Ryan's family saw him coming back, they came out under the protection of Vieri and Evelyn, but they could not hide the panic in their eyes.

Especially for Ryan's mother Emma and father Ryan Sr., it was the first time for them to see their son fighting up close.

The inhuman speed and strength, the powerful destructive power, and the magical witchcraft all shocked the two.

The once familiar yard was now in a mess. The ground was still emitting rising steam and emitting a scorching heat in the rain.

This made it difficult for the two elders to hide their worry for their son.

And the beautiful woman Jennifer actually saw for the first time the scene of Ryan fighting against an equally powerful opponent after he became a great knight.

Although, when Ryan was the guardian knight of the Crowley family, he also taught two knights of his own family a lesson, but in comparison, it was just like a child playing house.

The beautiful woman looked at the scene in front of her, and became more and more certain of her decision to choose Ryan as her support.

I even felt extremely fortunate.

Because judging from the strength Ryan has shown so far, it has far exceeded her imagination.

Jennifer couldn't imagine how far Ryan could go in the future!
In addition, if she were to change to Ryan's current level of strength, it would be unlikely for her to have any interaction with Ryan again.

And under the current turbulent situation of the empire, strength is the best guarantee!

It is really a blessing for her to have such a strong person who is still making rapid progress to rely on.

The same thought was also lingering in the minds of Jenny and Agatha.

However, her younger sister Bohe has always been extremely confident in her brother, but the scene in the yard at this moment also surprised her!
At this moment, she was looking around with blinking eyes.

After Lei comforted his family, he asked Evelyn and Vieri to let the family rest first.

He simply explained the situation to everyone.

Olena, who was on duty at the Sword Bearer Division that night, also hurried over after learning about the situation here.

She is quite knowledgeable about the whole thing.

Because Ryan had approached Olena from the beginning, wanting her to help contact the intelligence department, so her first words after seeing that Ryan was safe were:

"Mr. Ryan, let the branch handle the follow-up matters."

"I think no matter who is behind the attack, this is already a provocation to our Munster Sword Bearers branch. I will report this matter to Admiral Edward immediately."

Although Olena did not name anyone, the attack was carried out by someone.

But, those who understand will understand!
Ryan smiled at the capable young woman and said, "Sir Olena, I'll trouble you with the next thing."

"Sir Ryan, it would be better for these two to be detained in the special cell of the Sword Bearer Branch. I am worried that the defense force of the cell of the Sheriff Department may still be a little insufficient."

Olena pointed at Iron Man and Scorpion Woman.

"Okay, if you can treat him, then treat him. He will be considered a witness." Ryan nodded.

"This guy is hopeless, but he can be considered as evidence." Ryan pointed at Asimov who was killed by him and said.

"Uh, okay, Lord Ryan." Olena looked at Asimov's body, nodded and said.

It was the first time she knew how to distinguish between witnesses and evidence.

The sheriff standing by stammered twice, looked at Olena and Ryan, but said nothing in the end.

"By the way, where did this guy's right arm go just now?"

When Vieri heard Ryan's question, he was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned and walked into the room.

"Captain, is this what you are talking about?"

Vieri took out a set of broken metal prosthetic limbs from the room, with the parts inside almost scattered.

"Well, have someone send it to my place later."

"Okay, Captain."

Just now, Ryan suddenly thought of this guy nicknamed "Iron Man". The structure of his metal prosthesis was extremely sophisticated, which gave him some insights.

He planned to go back and study it carefully.

When Ryan returned to the Sword Bearer Branch again, it was already late at night. After taking a shower, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Ryan woke up early, poured a cup of coffee, went to the study, and began to slowly think about the battle last night.

Last night, he killed three official members of the Blood Peak Mercenary Group one after another, and the intensity of the battle was extremely high.

If it were any other first-level wizard, or peak great knight.

After Asimov, the leader of the opposing Bloodscalp Mercenary Group, summoned the Lava Monster and used the Lava Heart to strengthen the Lava Monster into a Lava Giant, the outcome was already determined and it was almost impossible to turn the tables.

Only someone like him with a cheat code can persist and even turn defeat into victory.

Thinking of this, Ryan picked up the red crystal stone that was the size of a baby's head and shaped like a heart in the wooden box on the desk and looked at it carefully. In the morning light, there was a liquid flowing inside that looked like magma.

Of course, Ryan could feel the surging energy within it.

"However, it seems that a lot of the energy has been consumed, almost half of it."

"Maybe later, I can go to the exchange hall and ask someone to identify it, so as to understand the exact purpose of this thing and whether the energy inside can be replenished." Ryan thought to himself.

After thinking for a while, Ryan put the red crystal back into the wooden box.

In terms of strength, among the three opponents, the strongest is naturally the leader Asimov, and he also left the most profound impression on Ryan.

The opponent's innate ability 'Frenzy', which comes from the bloodline of the Bloodscalp Troll, is simply too compatible with the wizard.

After all, for wizards of all levels, unless it is a natural witchcraft, it takes a certain amount of time to cast a spell.

The less skilled you are, the longer it takes to cast. But once you have the talent of 'Frenzy', you can increase your spell casting speed by nearly 30%!

With the addition of this special ability, some witchcraft that was originally not suitable for release in combat will also undergo a qualitative change.

For example, some summoning spells that originally took seven or eight seconds to perform can be compressed to four or five seconds. If one is skilled enough, they can even be completed in a shorter time.

Greatly enhanced one's combat effectiveness!
On this point, Asimov gave Ryan some inspiration.

The other party's talent 'Frenzy' comes from a blood transplant experiment. Although it is said to be very risky, he can learn about it in advance, but it doesn't mean he must do it.

In addition, he can actually increase points through the system to achieve the purpose of super-speed release of a certain witchcraft, such as the current "Metal Barrier" is operated in this way.

Of course, Asimov’s greatest revelation to Ryan is that if talent and profession are perfectly matched, the combat effectiveness that can be exerted is very amazing!

His talents, 'Advanced Steel Body' and 'Elementary Weapon Mastery', seem to be particularly suitable for close combat.
In addition, the second most impressive thing is Tienan’s metal prosthetic limb.

Ryan walked to the desk and looked at the broken metal prostheses placed on the table. Of course, these were the parts from the forearm to the back.

The palm at the front had already been crushed into powder by the powerful destructive force of the Hammer of Annihilation.

Ryan picked up a piece of the stump and looked at it carefully.

The remaining gear structures and metal parts inside showed extremely high precision, and compared with the mechanical devices he had seen in his previous life, the precision seemed to be almost the same.

However, Ryan could vaguely see traces of manual polishing.

“Can handmade products achieve this kind of precision?”

"Could it be that the Eagle Federation has a bunch of level eight fitters?"

“That’s quite impressive.”

Seeing this, Ryan's mind moved slightly.

"Then can I rely on my innate magic, 'Metal Transfiguration', to quickly transform such a precise component?"

As Ryan's mind moved, a small piece of hardened gold in his hand began to rapidly transform into a gear, but after comparing the two, Ryan discovered.

The gears that I quickly deformed looked very similar, but their precision was much lower.

Repeated the test several times.

Ryan estimated that the upper limit of the accuracy of his innate witchcraft was about millimeter level. If he wanted more precision, he might have to wait until he reached the level of liquefied wizard.

But this is also an idea. It is far from the level of making a war golem by hand, but it cannot be denied that the puppet making represented by metal wizards and metal prosthetics has a natural fit.

In addition, there seems to be a separate energy source inside the metal prosthesis, a white crystal that is much smaller than the red crystal just now, and seems to have a driving effect similar to that of a battery.

Ryan planned to inquire about this later.

"The Eagle Federation has something."

"As for that scorpion girl?"

Ryan thought about it for a moment and immediately shook his head. It seemed that apart from her enchantment, she didn't leave any impression on him.
At this moment, Ryan suddenly remembered that he had not checked the system prompts:
[Congratulations, you defeated a strong enemy and gained 8 gold skill point! 】

[Congratulations, your Will (Hidden) attribute has been improved! ]

[Congratulations, your Warhammer Wizard (Legend) career level has been upgraded! ]

I saw that the Warhammer Wizard (Legend) profession level was upgraded again this time, reaching lv8 (790/7000), and the skill point and attribute point were each increased by 1 point.

Adding his original remaining points, Ryan now has 8 remaining attribute points, 1 remaining skill point, and 17 gold skill points.

Renn glanced at the attribute panel:
Constitution: 46
Power: 48
Agility: 46
Spirit: 55
Will (hidden attribute): 4
"The willpower has increased by another point?"

Ren nodded.

This time, he could clearly feel that after his willpower was enhanced, it should have a suppressing and weakening effect on the evil flame mark.

However, there was one thing that Ryan was not quite sure about.

He vaguely felt that it was because his will was constantly in conflict with the evil flame mark that his will attribute was improving so quickly.

"If that's the case, maybe I don't have to passively wait for the Imperial Guardian to help resolve it."

"Through fighting, I may be able to turn passivity into initiative and turn unfavorable factors into favorable conditions."

In addition, Ryan thought of one more thing, that is, after he put on the mithril carved plate armor, the power of his witchcraft also increased slightly. According to records, it was about 10%.

Therefore, he really wanted to know, if his innate magic "Metal Transfiguration" was used directly to attack, how much damage could it cause to the enemy?
When he was just promoted to an official wizard, Ryan had tested it. At that time, direct use could only cause fatal damage to ordinary people. Once facing an extraordinary person, he would be powerless.

I wonder how much changes there will be now that my mental strength has been greatly improved and I am equipped with mithril carved plate armor.

Ryan came to the training room nearby.

After putting a set of steel armor on the iron and wooden dummy, Ryan placed one hand on the center of the chest armor, and with a thought, tried to transform.

Sure enough, it was just as expected.

Because ironwood is both tough and hard, the subsequent deformation process of the steel knight's plate armor is hindered after it is slightly deformed.

Obviously, with Ryan's current strength, it is still difficult to directly destroy the iron wooden dummy wearing metal armor through metal deformation.

Of course, Tiemu was not unscathed.

After removing the plate armor, the ironwood dummy has surface scratches and slight deformations that can be seen with the naked eye.

After testing it several times, Ryan suddenly fell into deep thought.

At present, the power of his metal transformation is enough to cause fatal damage to senior knights and below.

When his palms rest on the opponent's metal armor, with the use of his innate witchcraft, he can twist the opponent into a pretzel or an iron ball in a short period of time.

But when facing the top knight, he began to feel powerless.

As for the great knight with force defense, he is still far from it at the moment. Perhaps he will be able to do it after he becomes a liquefied wizard and his mental strength increases greatly.
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at the same time.

Axon Auction House, Münster Branch.

Draco, who had hardly slept all night, had red eyes and his hair was no longer neatly combed as before. It was now a mess like a chicken coop.

Not long after the battle broke out last night, the people who went to investigate reported the situation continuously.

Not long after Ryan killed Asimov, Draco received a report from the people on the scene.

At that time, he was shocked!

Because this is worse than the worst outcome Drake had ever imagined!

Moreover, he thought about it all night and still couldn't figure it out.

Judging from the news that came one after another, it was confirmed that Ryan was the only one fighting against the Bloodtop Mercenaries.

But the Bloodscalp Mercenaries are a trio headed by Asimov, a second-level liquefied wizard.

How can you lose this?

Still a total loss!

Draco has always believed that even if Ryan's strength is hidden, it only means that the difficulty of this task has increased, but it should be able to be accomplished.

It's just that it might make a little more noise during the fight.

Or the mission will be delayed and will not be able to catch the last airship that was previously booked to return to the imperial capital.

But what he didn't expect was that the result he waited for would be like this!
Terrible!

"Boom boom boom!"

"Who?" Draco replied unhappily.

"Lord Draco, Ms. Olena from the Sword Bearer Division is here to visit." Fabien's voice sounded outside the door, slightly hoarse.

Hearing Fabien's words, Draco's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He immediately understood.

This is the Munster branch of the Swordbearers who decided to intervene.

It seems that the news from the Sword Bearer Division before was correct. This Ryan should be a Diamond-level Sword Bearer, and in the eyes of the Sword Bearer Division leader, he should have a relatively important position.

Otherwise, the Sword Bearer Division would be unlikely to choose to engage in direct dialogue with them.

Normally, when encountering such a situation, even if you intervene, you will first find an agent to communicate.

In the reception room, Olena and Draco sat facing each other.

"Is this Lord Draco from the Imperial Capital? Hello, I'm Olena."

"Hello, Ms. Olena."

"Sir Drake, I think you should be clear about why I'm here this time."

"Please allow me to offend you, I will speak directly to the point. What is the attitude of the Orenzi family towards this matter? Does your family hope to settle it privately or publicly?"

Having taken the initiative, Olena spoke sharply.

"This..." Draco looked hesitant.

He was still waiting for a reply from his brother, Marquis Orenzi in the imperial capital. After the unexpected result came out last night, he sent the letter as soon as possible.

"If it's a private matter, maybe we can talk about it."

"If it is public, then we will report the situation to the Imperial Senate in the name of the Sword Bearers Munster Branch. Of course, if that is the case, I can return now."

When Draco heard that the report would be submitted to the Imperial Senate, his face turned pale.

Now there is both witness and evidence.

Although they can still deny some things, after all, it was the Blood Peak Mercenaries who took action, not them.

But the problem is that anyone with a discerning eye can see the relationship between the Orenz family and the Bloodtop Mercenaries.

Some things have no substantive significance when there is a huge gap in the power background of the two sides.

But when the backgrounds of both parties are similar, these things become very meaningful.

(End of this chapter)